Mental Health Clinician

About Us?

The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Ltd was established by its founding members to provide a coordinated/integrated approach to the planning, development and delivery of comprehensive primary health care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations within the Southeast Qld Region.

The IUIH Inner-City Mental Health Hub aims to provide comprehensive assessment treatment and assertive outreach support to clients presenting with moderate to severe Mental Health needs. Working in a unique multidisciplinary care team as an extension of the IUIH comprehensive model of care, along with integration with the Mental Health teams to provide appropriate and responsive care to clients would otherwise not access support or require inpatient care.

About the Role?

This position is available to a Mental Health Clinician or Mental Health Nurse and will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support clients with moderate to severe Mental Health needs and ensuring they are well supported in the community through holistic and wrap around primary health and Mental Health care. Working in a team environment, you will conduct culturally appropriate comprehensive assessments, treatment and intensive case management along with assertive outreach to meet the clients emerging Mental Health needs.

Day to day duties will involve:

• Work collaboratively as a clinical member of a multidisciplinary team, to facilitate the delivery of a responsive, integrated, and culturally driven Mental Health service to clients
  
•  Utilise advanced specialist knowledge, experience and clinical skills in comprehensive Mental Health and suicide risk assessment, clinical formulation and decision making.
  
•  Manage an appropriate caseload using effective time management and prioritisation skills, including clinical and non-clinical responsibilities and the maintenance of accurate client records and documentation.
  
•  Actively participate in professional and multidisciplinary team meetings including clinical case conference.
  
•  Utilise high level communication and interpersonal skills to achieve optimal client and service delivery outcomes, in addition to engaging clients and family in their care delivery.
  
•  Uphold client confidentiality, ensuring their right to privacy with information only being shared where consents are provided.

About You?

• Minimum three years’ relevant experience
  
• Relevant bachelor's degree qualification with appropriate AHPRA, AASW or other registration
  
• Current C Class Drivers Licence (QLD) 
  
• Current Criminal History Check
  
• Ability to work sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, their leaders and health professionals, while respecting traditional culture, values, and ways of doing business
  
• High level communication skills that demonstrate the ability to effectively negotiate and liaise with clients and members of the community, team members, health professionals and GP clinic staff in the provision of quality healthcare that is person centred.
  
• Provide care in line with recovery oriented Mental Health practices.
  
• Flexibility in working hours, notably ability to work Friday and/or Saturday.

Desirable but not mandatory:

·       AHPRA Registered Mental Health Nurse with experience.

What Can we Offer?

At IUIH we recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability.

·       At IUIH ‘Our Collectivity is Our Strength’.

·       We are a diverse and inclusive workplace that invites applications from all people.

·       Be part of Australia’s largest community controlled Aboriginal Health Service.     

·       Access to “Growing Our Own Opportunities” through in-house training and programs.

·       Weekly Staff Wellness activities and all staff ‘Gather and Grow’ yarns and award ceremonies.

·       Opportunities to attend community events such as NAIDOC, Rugby League Carnivals and more.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE – Monday 6th May 2024